Do you belong to social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn?  You might use these sites to find out what your friends are talking about, to see what is trending, or to look for work.  You might even use them to publish the links to articles that you have written.  Too much time on the social networks, as well as other computer activities, can cause you to gain weight, however.

This list of Hollywood tough guys and their military service has been put together at random; no significance should be read into the order in which they appear in this article. While conducting the research for this article it was interesting to discover the truth behind the legend of many of these Hollywood heroes.

It was George Santayana who first said, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Students of history often marvel at the accuracy of that statement. Only time will tell if it’s relevant to our own times, but the historical track record suggests that it is.

One of the most powerful ideas put forth by George Orwell in his book Nineteen Eighty-Four is that of Newspeak. On the surface Newspeak is an attempt to simplify language by reducing the number of words in use and by simplifying the rules governing their use. On a deeper level Newspeak is a tool used by the Party to control the thoughts of individuals and to channel what thoughts are left down a politically correct path.